Martial Word Wednesday “Maai; 間合い” Origin: Japanese There are many Japanese words in martial arts that we try to translate into English, and don’t do justice to the term. Maai is one of those words. It’s often translated as “distance.” In Aikido, it’s described as “finger-tip distance.” As illustrated in [Read More]
Time to Learn Time is often considered a relative concept, forever fleeting. Yet we chase it with steadfast determination. We all know when it’s time to learn. In the world of martial arts, it is a paradox that is both vexing and humbling. Simply put, martial artists have a skewed [Read More]
師父 (Shīfù) Origin: Chinese (Mandarin) Pause, breath, and show gratitude. You are a product of both nature and nurture, many people and many experiences have helped shape you into, well, you! Of all the things in your environment, the people often around you and the places you frequent typically wield [Read More]
Introduction Unless you’ve been isolated from pop culture for the last decade you’ve most likely heard of Avatar: The Last Airbender. If that’s the case let me summarize it. It’s an animated tv series that aired from 2005 to 2008 on Nickelodeon set on a fantasy world with elements from [Read More]
Origin: Japanese Besides the words “Black Belt”, there are few words that conjure up the idea of martial arts in English speaker’s minds more than “Sensei.” So much so, that it’s essentially worked its way into the English lexicon. The same way someone would understand what a “Jedi” or a [Read More]
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